restrictionism

American  

[ri-strik-shuh-niz-uhm] / rɪˈstrɪk ʃəˌnɪz əm /

noun

1. a policy, especially by a national government or legislative body, of enacting restrictions on the amount of imported goods, immigration, etc.

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Other Word Forms

• restrictionist noun

Etymology

Origin of restrictionism

First recorded in 1935–40; restriction + -ism

Example Sentences

His immigration restrictionism has also hurt an economy that needs more workers to grow.

From Washington Times

Once a lonely cause, restrictionism had grown into a mature movement — an intellectual ecosystem of sorts — with groups specializing in areas as diverse as litigation and voter mobilization.

From Seattle Times

How would you compare and contrast the current era of immigration restrictionism and anti-immigrant rhetoric with the one that you are writing about?

From The New Yorker

National Review went on to adopt a stance described by Ramesh Ponnuru in a 2001 essay as “restrictionism that can succeed.”

From Slate

The magazine’s shift away from Brimelow’s brand of restrictionism was itself practically rather than morally motivated.

From Slate